F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
When the first-rate author wants an exquisite heroine or a lovely morning, he finds that all the superlatives have been worn shoddy by his inferiors. It should be a rule that bad writers must start with plain heroines and ordinary mornings, and, if they are able, work up to something better.F. Scott Fitzgerald
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You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them.
Rafael Palmeiro -
I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
Ed Koch -
I was this kid who had been raised in New York, and now all of a sudden, my mother decided that she was a Jewish divorcee and therefore she should be living in Miami Beach.
Natasha Lyonne -
If you're going to sell stock and somebody wants to buy it at a price and that price is not a price you dictate, but demand dictates, sell it to them now.
Barry Diller -
We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
Larry Wall -
Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There's no place for inciting hatred within our Australia society.
Barry O'Farrell
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So finally I came up with a thing that felt really pure, and I'm Christian, so when I hear about death I have a lot of hope because I believe in Jesus and life after death, and John 3:16.
Victoria Jackson -
I love looking through magazines, and you know, I love getting dressed up to go to events and stuff.
Mandy Moore -
Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.
Gavin Hood -
I couldn't believe verse was supposed to be hard. It was a snap for me. I loved Shakespeare.
Ted Lange -
It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
Kate Middleton -
I feel really connected to antiquity for some reason.
Nazanin Boniadi
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The money was going to come and go, between a wife and the IRS. The thrill of beating the best field in golf is what will always stay with me.
Calvin Peete -
You're always going to have terrorism.
Abdullah II of Jordan -
Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
Orhan Pamuk -
The country is not a democratic state. Therefore we fear that they might carry a recorder in their pocket or there may be bugs in the walls, and you cannot be absolutely sure that you get a straight testimony.
Hans Blix -
All my friends, they're all gone. I've outlived them all.
Ralph Baer -
The key to America's economic future is educating kids as early in their lives as we can.
J. B. Pritzker
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Too pop for punk, too 'old school' for the New Wave, Mumps were a '70s era New York rock band, out of time.
Lance Loud -
A lot of people love Oreos. So their manufacturer is making money. That means more dividends for shareholders.
Maria Bartiromo -
Balzac loved courtesans. They were independent women, and in the 19th century, that was a breed that was just evolving.
Twyla Tharp -
When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours.
Daley Thompson -
I never felt bad about being lumped in with other Seattle bands. I thought it was great.
Chris Cornell Soundgarden -
When the first-rate author wants an exquisite heroine or a lovely morning, he finds that all the superlatives have been worn shoddy by his inferiors. It should be a rule that bad writers must start with plain heroines and ordinary mornings, and, if they are able, work up to something better.
F. Scott Fitzgerald